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Guidelines for Submission of Papers/articles

A soft copy of the paper for consideration for publication should be emailed to sjoshi@sitm.ac.in in MS word format, (not PDF file).

Page 1 – Cover Page:

It should provide the title of the paper, the name(s), designation, & contact details i.e. postal address, email address and telephone/ cell number of all the author(s). This page should contain a declaration as under:

The undersigned hereby transfers all rights in respect of the work including without limitation all copyright rights in the work to Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management (SITM).

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the work is original not published anywhere else and s/he is the author of the work.

With a view to facilitate the editorial review, there should be no identification of any author anywhere in the complete paper except this cover page.

Page 2 – Abstract:

Following the cover page an abstract must be provided, containing summary of the paper not exceeding 250 words. Abstract should include the research area or topic, research methodology, Key findings and 4-5 Keywords. The main text of the paper should start from the next page.

Page 3 – Paper:

Paper should start from page 3. It should confirm to the following generic format:

Introduction

Literature review

Objectives

Methodology

Findings/discussion

Conclusion/implications and

References.

Please use the checklist provided below to ensure that your paper meets the requirements prior to submission. In case of noncompliance to these guidelines, your paper will be excluded from being published. Please send us your paper in MS word format, not PDF files for blind review.

The maximum size should be 3000 words including tables, references etc.

Title of the paper is no more than 15 words, centered and in 16pt font.

Section/sub-titles are in numbered sequentially, in bold and 14pt font.

All text should be in 12-point Times New Roman Font, Justified, Double spaced, 1 inch margin on all four sides. Professionally drawn graphs and diagrams must be provided wherever necessary along with the manuscript.

Figures, tables and charts are included within the body of the paper.

Footnotes, figures, tables and graphs should be numbered serially and should appear at desirable place in the text itself, with proper reference made in the text. Wherever necessary, the source should be indicated at the bottom.

Figures, text or tables are not colored or shaded.

Tables or figures do not break across two pages.

No footnotes, but End-notes are included.

Paper has been checked for grammar and spelling.

References should be given separately at the end of the paper and arranged in alphabetical order APA style. The list should include only work the author/s has cited.

The following style should be strictly followed:

For periodicals: The author/s name, year of publication, title of the article, journal name, volume and number, and the page numbers of the article should be provided. For example: Tobin, J. 1958. Liquidity preference as behavior towards risk. Review of Economic Studies, 25(2): 65-86.

If an article has no author, the periodical or newspaper is referenced as follows:Business Standard. 2003. TCL beats Baron in FIPB war. December 16: 12.

For chapters in books, follow this form: Srinivas, E.S. 1994. Perceived Quality of Working Life (PQWL) and organisational commitment: A study of managers in select organisations. In N.K. Gupta and A. Ahmad (Eds.), Management Research: Contemporary Issues. New Delhi: South Asia Publications.

For electronic documents:Give the author’s name, if known and year of publication; or give the periodical/newspaper’s name or the organisation’s name asauthor. This should be followed by the full title of the document; the http, or other addresses; and the date the document was posted or accessed.Basu, I. 2004. India’s thorny FDI rule under scrutiny. Asia Times.